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Athens Recreation Advisory Board reopens member recruitment; board will check whether high‑schoolers may serve
Summary
The Athens Recreation Advisory Board reopened recruitment for one open seat, received four responses to date and set a Feb. 1 application deadline. Board members asked staff to confirm whether minors may serve and discussed alternatives such as a nonvoting youth participant or a separate youth advisory body.
The Athens Recreation Advisory Board on Jan. 16 reopened recruitment for one vacant seat and set a Feb. 1 deadline for applications, with the board planning to vet candidates and forward ranked recommendations to the mayor at the Feb. 20 meeting.
Board members said four people had applied in the roughly three weeks since the call went live. “Someone reached out to me and asked if we could have a high schooler as a member,” Emily, a board member, said during the meeting. Catherine, a staff…
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